clockwork_octopus

joined 2 years ago

Well, yeah. In other news, water is wet!

[–] clockwork_octopus@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

In its analysis of pursuits from media sources, Human Rights Watch identified 10 people killed who were reportedly bystanders—not in the pursued vehicle—and 20 bystanders who were injured. The reports also included the deaths of two children—under the age of 18—including a bystander, and four children who were injured in a crash after a vehicle pursuit.

“These pursuits regularly occur in residential areas or in sensitive areas: around schools, places of worship, and hospitals,” El Paso County Commissioner David Stout said in an interview with Human Rights Watch. “DPS is often conducting pursuits at 80-100 miles per hour. They are putting our lives in danger. Comparing these policies to the Department of Justice and police departments shows that DPS is out of line with all of these other organizations and the best practices they implement.”

Sounds to me like the Department of Public Safety sure doesn’t give a flying fuck about public safety

Wish I could upvote this more than once

[–] clockwork_octopus@lemmy.world 41 points 3 weeks ago

Glad to finally see some coverage on this!

[–] clockwork_octopus@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Canada, USA, Paraguay, Germany. For a while, Brazil, Columbia, The Netherlands, and The Cayman Islands were on that list, too.

Yeah, it shows off the machines really nicely, displays them like they’re art.

[–] clockwork_octopus@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I like the dramatic lighting in this

[–] clockwork_octopus@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

That sucks. Sounds like you two need to work on your communication.

I started The Hands Of The Emperor by Victoria Goddard last week (so good!), and tore through all 900 pages of it in a few days. Found out there’s a sequel - At The Feet Of The Sun - and poured that one into my brain as well (even better than the first!). Now I’m reading my way through the novellas that are in between those two behemoths.

[–] clockwork_octopus@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This makes a near-perfect opening shot for a grim, mid-apocalyptic movie

[–] clockwork_octopus@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

Canada’s shorts

[–] clockwork_octopus@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Canada’s shorts

 
 

Technically they're littermates...

 

Obligatory not-my-cat. This is Holly, the new smol. She’s eating the stick end of a feather toy. I’m told it’s the tastiest part.

 

Obligatory not-my-cat. This is my friends lovely void, Jezebel.

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